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[Galaxy Note 3 General] alzou:
I use n7100 4.1.2 and want to upgrade to 4.3 but there is this KNOX.

They say KNOX is a must from 4.3 and higher.

Do we really need this? Or is this some sort of PRISM-NSA doing?

Now I doubt to upgrade
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
You can disable knox
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
Exactly. The world's governments have teamed with Samsung because they want to know where you went to dinner last night.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
Did you not read my post about the broader societal consequences?

Are you intentionality down playing to make a joke or or you really that negligent about the future of humanity?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
I'm that negligent about the future of humanity. :rolleyes: And no, I didn't read your tome because it's just your opinion and as far as I know you don't have a background making you uniquely suited for projecting the implications of government data collection on the whole of humanity. Secondarily, I come to XDA to talk about technology. I got to Redditt when I want illuminating insight in to the world around me.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] radicalisto:
Ahahahahaha -

Everyone is watched, regardless of country, software used etc. Welcome to BIG BROTHER.

It hardly screams NSA backdoor, as posted earlier, Samsung seen the gap left by BlackBerry's fall.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LordManhattan:
I don't have a Note 3, so i'm not sure what i'm doing in here, or how i found this thread (maybe i'm stalking you), but this comment alone is why we're "slowly" moving towards an authoritarian dystopian future. "I'm not doing anything wrong, so i don't have anything to hide". So, since you're not doing anything wrong, i assume it's okay to stalk you? Is it okay if i sit outside your window and watch you 24/7? You're not doing anything wrong, right? Can i stand behind you when you're taking a dump? It's only natural, and you aren't doing anything wrong, so it's okay, right? I wonder why corporations and states around the world keeps violating our privacy. It's truly a mystery how they can keep doing this since we - and especially you, care so much about privacy.

I'm not a "privacy nut", nor do i have a fancy, top of the line collection of tinfoil hats, but i have a functioning brain, and that's all that is needed. Does Knox harvest information about its users? Maybe, but that might be userdata that Samsung would be interested in (so they can improve its service). Does NSA have direct access to Knox? Nothing surprises me anymore, so that wouldn't be out of the question, but i'll go with a "no" on this one.

I don't believe you know what "PRIVACY" is. Privacy is a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people, and it's something you shouldn't take for granted. It would be fun to stalk you around the internet for a week, but it's just too easy. It took me a couple of clicks to find your real name, location etc. and every single social media profile you have. Should i post your full name here? Of course not; that would violate your privacy.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
Please do post his real name and address and put it with a note about how he stiffed a restaurant server tips and left a nasty note.

Send it to 4chan.

I'd love for such people to be taught a lesson.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LordManhattan:
Haha, I'm afraid I can't do that. It breaks one or several XDA rules, and the mods will send me on a long vacation.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
My info is not private. Because I run a business, all my info is published so people CAN find me. If I don't want you to know something, I don't post it anywhere online. I ENCOURAGE customers who have never done business with me to Google my name because I think it is important for a new buyer to research their seller.

So I'm not really understanding your point as all my info is already public. If you want to repost it, please do so as i love Google and other search engines to index me.

If you like privacy so much, I'm assuming you are masking you I and blocking cookies and using the neighbors wifi too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
Since that was the original discussion and the only thing that has anything to do with the N3, the subject of this particular forum, the philosophical and sociological implications of public data mining without consent is best left for non-technical forums. I've seen nothing anywhere to indicate that a Samsung phone is any more or less secure when it comes to outside data access than any other brand of phone. But as the largest singular seller of smartphones in the world I'm sure if something blows up implicating Samsung in some type of voluntary conspiracy with one or more governments we'll hear about it from major news outlets rather than through anyone in this thread or XDA.

If anyone here has found anything concrete (as opposed to their vivid imaginations and speculations) that Samsung or KNOX has enabled third-party data collection in a manner that puts our phones at risk please do provide said information. That would be discussion worthy.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zroice:
and who gets do decide what I should be doing or not? Definitely not someone like the NSA and their secret laws and judges etc. - or how about if the things you loved to do suddenly get outlawed and prosecuted because they could potentially be dangerous.

You want your life to be controlled 24/7 and screened for bad habits or smth? Because this is the future if the people of the world dont fight against this surveillance ****. I don't understand how people can be so blue eyed.

This surveillance crap is to protect the gov's and the people with power/money from the citizens (but they dont have much to worry anyway because so many are so dumb to believe this anti-terrorism bull****). So that they know ahead if people get fed up finally with the ****ed up system. At least by now (and certainly before) the real bad people don't use communication that can be tracked or surveillanced that easy. (Amateurs maybe..)

Having secrets is human right and also makes us human. And there is intellectual property too that can be stolen to get advantages over other countries etc. (and was in the past).

And yes for special targets that are already suspected of major crimes then surveillance is ok to me, after a "real" judge (not some "secret") and independent (dont tell me the FISA judges are indipendent) says its ok. And still then it should not be allowed to screen every aspect of a suspects life. (at least as long as its not important for the case itself)

But if you just surveillance everybody and have the data ready, who says that this data doesn't get abused to prosecute minor crimes too one day? (could be also used to get rid of "unwanted" or "difficult" people - everybody has done something in their life that wasnt allowed... so there would be a case for everyone if you wanted..)

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But back to topic:

No clue whether KNOX and/or SELinux is or rather has a backdoor for the NSA - but I don't really doubt that tbh. They probably have infiltrated all the crypto things they could their hands on so far - and since they helped to write selinux its pretty safe to assume they know how to break into it if they want to.

I am trying to find out which binaries etc. are actually related to KNOX and selinux so that we maybe could find a way to truly disable it.

(plus rocking xposed and xprivacy.. this already should block out some of the personal data "leakage")
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
Of course no one will know who did it. There's simply no connecting proof.

Also release the list of websites visited and sms messages (since these are often read by Android Apps, thus by weedahoe's logic fair game) made by his offspring. Made freely available on various public torrents and file servers.

This way, his dad will have to explain why this happened when none of his offspring can find a job or even a spouse.

LOL

Oh, and release his contact info, together with his political affiliation to people of the opposite persuasion, (making sure they are on the extremists end of the spectrum).

LMAO
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
If you want to know who I am so bad, just PM me your number so I can call you and we can chat. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
Why not just post it here? Nothing to hide.

Opps!

Looks like the NSA is copying my idea. Must have read my mind...

NSA 'planned to discredit radicals over web-porn use'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25118156

Great political tool, don't you think? :laugh:

Hope you or your children don't run against the agenda of the establishment government. They will crush you.:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
Sure, you can post your number here if you want.

As for me and Knox, IDC about it. There are so many more ways to monitor you if that's what they or someone else wanted to do
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
I was speaking to your attitude of privacy in general (your statement was also regarding privacy in general, not specific to Knox)

So backpedalling to make it seem like you were speaking only regards to KNOX specifically is too late:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
I understand. I wasn't referencing just Knox but any form of monitoring. I'm not out looking at kiddie p0rn or dealing narcotics or trying to acquire WMD so like i said, i dont loose any sleep over it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LordManhattan:
My post went straight over your head, didn't it? It looks like you just don't care, and that's fine by me. But don't tell people that if they don't do anything wrong, then we don't have anything to be afraid of. What happens WHEN you do something "wrong"?

Can I please have your XDA password? I just want to have a look :) Just post it here since you don't care.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
What if your employer doesn't hire people of your political persuasion?

Or you or your children want to run for office or release incriminating evidence one day to combat corruption, and they get silenced with embarrassing files of their personal life?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
Then go find a different job or create your own like I did for me.

There are always ways around everything. Dont stress things you can't control. I dont
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
Yes there are always way around everything. It a free society, there are a myriad of peaceful ways around things, on the contrary, in a monitored police state, .....peaceful ways are limited to null.

You think anyone prefers violent revolutions over a free political process?

No, but when all peaceful ways are restricted and subject to penalization from the establishment, people turn to VIOLENT "ways around" things.

Taking away freedom of privacy is one major step towards snuffing out peaceful means of political ways.

Would you prefer your children to fight with his/her PEN or with his/her GUN?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LordManhattan:
But this is something you can control.........
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
I give up. You win. I've got other things to do. We obviously are at two opposite ends on the spectrum so no sense in keep going back and forth all day.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] klau1:
This isn't about winning.. we're all on the same boat. Answer whenever you want or have time, no need to rush. I'd love to be proven wrong, and learn something.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zroice:
"Good n harmless" people like you who like their role inside the system don't have to worry about these things anyway. Plus if you obey all the rules the "money controlled society" sets then you don't have time for this neither. (as you said yourself)

Just make sure you keep on goin to work and to church and everything gonna be fine!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] weedahoe:
I'm curious as to what you are doing or participating in to make these needed changes and how these current rules are affecting your daily livelihood in such a negative way? Or are you just going with the flow too?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] malybru:
Mod Edit

This thread has run it's course.

Thread closed

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skythra:
Hi Guys,

I've been working in IT a while using logmeinrescue to support my clients. They have a mobile addon which allows me to remotely control a device, i can see the screen, swipe around (laggily) and anything else that i could do if i was physically at the phone. Fantastic for supproting a growing number of BYO devices.

However in the optimisation of roms, people have pulled out whatever service/software component allows you to do this. I'm wondering if someone knows if this is something that could be packaged up and submitted separately?

The play store app that initiates the permissions to allow this remote support and interaction is called "Rescue + Mobile for Android" and i've successfully used it to remote control a stock Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300. However i can't do the same on mine, i'm limited to just pushing wifi settings or opening a website for users.

So the question directly is: Can someone more knowledgeable package the missing component to allow remote control? What would be required?
[Other Tools & General Discussion] zeekforit:
Just want to know this. Because it is really annoying to decompress and recompress apk file again and again just to edit one file inside the apk.

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Hey people I just habe tried my hand in Porting ROMs and compiling new ROMs also, but am facing this flashlight bug no matter which base I choose. The Flashlight Toggle doesn't seem to work in Notification panel don't know why. It worked in the original ROM which I ported but it wont work in my Ported Rom. Can somebody help with this???
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Sorry forgot to mention am facing this on CM 7...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venomous Viper 119:
It is disabled somewhere deep down inside the framework. I couldn't find it either.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega_warrior:
Before I put up this Help Post, I checked your ROM to see whether you faced the same issue or not... Then I finally decided to ask here... But I don't know why this framework error happening... I put the framework-res.apk of other ROM(without flashlight bug) and put it in my phone but still that doesn't help...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venomous Viper 119:
I just got to know that you need to mod framework.jar, androidpolicyservices.jar, framework-res.apk, etc., which involves a lot of smali & baksmali editing. It is a cumbersome task & I recommend you to just let it be that way, ask users to use the torch.apk
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yakitori2:
Just getting an idea of others decisions on wether or not to update to MJ7.

I personally dont see a reason NOT to do it as safestrap is out for our phone already. If you are waiting for an unlocked bootloader and that is your reason for staying on MI9...just curious why.

Im still on MI9 myself but not because I dont want to do the root process again etc. I havent updated because Im lazy and I have my phone setup the way I like with Wanam and viper sound...and 4.4 launcher and stuff. As well as the MMS apk that has the feature to keep screen off when recieving a message. I guess being lazy if you would call it that.

So...what do you all think...to update or not to update...that is the question.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ulfhednar11:
I updated and the only difference that I see is the fact I lost root
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yakitori2:
oh well..I just ODIN'd MJ7 and rooted using Kingo...then installed SS...SS recovery...flashed SuperSU 1.65...rebooted. Now bout to flash Guntherm's hotspot zip.

Then debloat...then do my wanam...xposed...and viper sound and 4.4 launcher and stuff like it was before on MI9.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pfhortune:
MJ7 seems to have improved the reliability of my data network access. I was having issues where voice/text were working but got no data in some areas. More testing is needed, though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moah909:
You can keep root by taking the ota and using root survival in Superuser/super su
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmorton10:
That does not work for 1/2 the people who tried it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
I would stay on I9 with root, Install SafeStrap, then Flash Beans Stock Deodexed J7 in SS recovery. Then Odin the latest J7 radio, now you should be on the latest without losing Root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guimac90:
Hi, I recently installed a new JB rom on my xperia play, and now apps like whatsapp have extremely low recording volume. Is there any way to force the levels up?

Device: Xperia Play R800i

Kernel: Lupus JB v13 full

Rom: Racing speed xplay jb
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happy2000hk:
My camera keeps crashing after each time I use MessageMe. Does anyone else use this wonderful chat app? Its really annoying. The only way I can fix this issue is to hit Recents and swipe Messageme away. Otherwise, it'll say "Unfortunately, the camera has stopped. It seems like Messageme is using the camera app? I'm not sure but I don't have this issue on my 4.3 stock Nexus 7 2013.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choppystyx:
Yeah I use the app as well with a bunch of friends. Same thing happens to me regarding the camera crashing. I sent a bug report into message me and hopefully they will get the issue resolved.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happy2000hk:
Thanks for the reply. It's annoying. One other issue with the app is it doesn't show up as a shareable link when you share stuff in other apps
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante17292@libero.it:
hi, when the phone lost signal with my operator the phone do roaming but when i'm in a place where my operator have signal my phone stay in roaming and i must do a manual scan and select my native operator for return to have data mobile.

there is any solution for this annoyng problem??

sorry for my english,
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
hi

I want to know How to change the apps/menu icon launcher (without installing a new/external launcher - I like my stock rom launcher :) )

I searched the forum/web and I cant find any ware an explanation on how to do this or if its possible.

my phone is rooted and my rom is 20B if its helps.

I've attached a pic to explain what I want to change.......

by the way, its my first post here but I'm a long time user so.....

big thanks to everyone here :good::good::good:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
u mean change only icons ? if thats the case , then u need a theme manager to change the theme. some themes change only icons, some change everything. but the icon set is inside a theme. themes support specific launchers. so its possible that ur favorite launcher doesnt support ur favorite theme ( for the icons ). the other way around is to use a root explorer and change every little icon manually inside apks.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
well... I want to change only the app launcher button icon (u can c in the pic that I attached) and I don't want to change the original rom launcher.

so I guess ill need to do it in the other way that you mentioned.

if u can tell me what to change and where to change (what apk 2 change) it would be great.

I want 2 change only the app launcher button icon .

thanks
[LG Optimus 4X HD] JalmiNyondong1933:
Better yet, you can make your own theme. Go here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44609532

You can get everything you need to know about making your own theme there.

BTW, thanks for searching the Forum/Web first, because some people just don't.

Good luck

sent from LG-P880 powered by Google Wifi Passport - only available in Jakarta
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
great, ill try it :laugh:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
if u know what u are looking for then u can find it. the app launcher is not what u are looking for. its called App Drawer. so u are looking for android App Drawer icon.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
well, u r right. the first thing is to know what u r looking 4. :o

so... I installed ninjamorph, really nice app that should do it Easley.

but I cant find the app drawer in our phone.

that thread that you provided belong 2 Samsung phones so maybe in our phone (lg 4x hd) its located some ware else ( just an assumption...)

we don't have system/app/secLauncher2.apk.

looked around system/app and I couldn't find the app drawer so...

if anyone can point me 2 the right direction it would be great.......

thanks
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
yea its in there.... and ofc there is no seclauncher2.apk. we dont all have same launcher. ur app drawer icon is inside your launcher apk just like mine is !
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
here is everything that I got in system/app - no launcher around !

tell me where it is ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Flying_Bear:
afaik, it's LGHome3.apk
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
the stock one is LGHome3.apk.

since u use an alternative launcher look for it in data/app. apps u install go there. in system/app are the system apps that have root access.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
well I found it as u said, it's LGHome3.apk.

used ninjamorfh, exchanged the icons, finished my project and wooow: I soft brick my phone :D

the launcher disappeared and after reset it was stuck in the logo.

so after about 4-5 nervous hours of pushing apk thru adb, recovery, software reset, wiping it all , download rom, flash stock rom with kdz,

restore my 120 apps, restoring backup files, I was able to bring my 4x back to life as it was before.

so conclusion :

some things don't worth to **** with :laugh: LOL

if u want to change ur app drawer icon don't be hard headed like me, create a theme or install a launcher that can do it.

anyway,

anyone that helped me in this thread .....thanks
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
wow O_o did all that happen from just an icon ? how did u do it ? did u deompile the apk and recompile it ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] elad.g:
i guess there is a reason why there is no app that can change manually the app drawer icon, It could get messy.

I used ninjamorph app (root app), it should decompile/recompile the apk automatically.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] kessaras:
if it is only for icon , u can just treat the apk as if it was a zip. just open it with the zip manager and force the icon to replace the one u want.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] belfast-biker:
Activesync-related SVCHOST now sucking all my CPU!

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Been having a few issues with Activesync, and uninstalled it. All is fine with it off.

When I install it again though, I now have an svchost.exe taking 70-90% of my CPU cycles, and 98-99% when it's syncing.

Microsoft, I hate you with a passion. What's going on?!!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
Is this on PC or PDA? On PC it's advisable to close Activesync if you're not using it, since it can chew up around 8% cpu in idle.

On PDA, phew, bane of my life too! But use a taskmanager to close it likewise when you don't need it.

If you've not got another taskkiller, use this one:

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] belfast-biker:
On the PC - I wonder if it's Wifi related - just got back fromn the shop, and the problem isn't showing itself, but I have wifi turned off.

Hmm.....

EDIT: Nope.... it's just gone to 70-99% again, and performance has gone to the dogs... no wifi.

This is beginning to annoy me.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] -Zaka-:
I saw this at Kickstarter few months ago, and they launched now a NOTE 3 protector, has anyone tried it?

http://evolutivelabs.com/

:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] jojocommi:
Can anyone tell me what's the diff btw this TG screen protectors and other competitors such as SPIGEN? Sometimes I just feel like most screen protectors are the same just branded diff